just this week, a member of the navy's elite s.e.a.l. team 6, the same special ops group that killed bin laden, died during a mission to rescue an american doctor who had been abducted by the taliban. and earlier this month, nine taliban suicide bombers attacked the u.s. base in jalalabad. and afghan troops aren't ready to fight them. desertion rates are high, and the united nations reports policemen are joining the taliban. extremists in the afghan security forces have killed 33 americans this year. and afghan civilians fear the future. >> translator: i don't 100% believe that our national army is capable. every day, we hear that our soldiers are killed in the insecure provinces. >> reporter: 11 years, 6 months, and 2 days. when will this mission be accomplished? the issue of readiness on the part of afghan security forces, to take over the fight against al qaeda and terrorists in this country is the central issue to determine if america stays and how many american troops will continue to serve in this country. there was a new pentagon